📊 Data source: Manual research + official pricing page🔄 Updated April 202675% confidence score
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Bubble True Cost Calculator

Full-stack no-code app builder. The most powerful no-code platform — but workload-based pricing is the most confusing and expensive at scale.

Advertised Price

$32

/month

Estimated True Cost

$82

/month (typical usage)

Surprise Factor

2.6×

more than expected

Confidence

75%

Data source: manual

Hidden Fees & Gotchas

What the pricing page doesn't tell you

Workload Overage

Extra workload units at $0.30 per 1,000 units. Complex apps with API calls and searches burn through units fast.

Trigger: workloadUnits > 175000

+$50

/monthly

File Storage Limit

10GB on Starter. Growth plan ($134/mo) for 20GB. Production apps with user uploads hit this quickly.

Trigger: fileStorageGb > 10

+$0

/monthly

Total hidden fees: +$50/mo on top of the $32 advertised price

Bubble Pricing Tiers

PlanMonthlyAnnual (per mo)Key LimitsOverage Rules
Free
$0$0
  • File Storage Gb: 0.5
  • Workload Units: 0
No overages
StarterPOPULAR
$32$29
  • File Storage Gb: 10
  • Workload Units: 175000
  • $0.0003/unit over 175,000
Growth
$134$119
  • File Storage Gb: 20
  • Workload Units: 500000
  • $0.0003/unit over 500,000
Team
$349$299
  • File Storage Gb: 50
  • Workload Units: 2000000
  • $0.0002/unit over 2,000,000

Bubble Free Plan Limits (2026)

Bubbleoffers a free plan, but with significant restrictions. Here's exactly what you get — and what forces you to upgrade.

Free Plan — What's Included

File Storage Gb0.5
Workload Units0

⚠️ When you'll need to upgrade:

Most teams outgrow the free plan within 1-3 months. The first paid tier (Starter) costs $32/mo.

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